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Women's Home Demonstration Club 1934 Yearbook

WomensHomeDemonstrationClub.pdf
A typed record of activities of the Women's Home Demonstration Club for 1934 donated by Friendswood Historical Society

Baker's Watering Tank

Baker Tractor
Black and white photograph of James T. Baker spraying his fig orchard with his son, Jim. Photo caption on the back of the photo reads: "James T. Baker on tractor spraying his fig orchard | West Friendswood| (son Jim along for the ride) | Middle…

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Hints of the Future

FriendlyFolksBook1940-1950.pdf
Chapter 6 (pgs. 59-67) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Explores the experiences of the community during WWII & the Korean War, and how the first signs of its transitions from a small community of Quakers were beginning to appear.

Rx For Survival

FriendlyFolksBook1930-1940.pdf
Chapter 5 (pgs. 49-58) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Details the effects of the Great Depression on Friendswood, and how members of the community sought to survive during it.

The Good and the Bad

FriendlyFolksBook1920-1930.pdf
Chapter 4 (pgs. 39-48) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Further details the slow and (mostly) peaceable growth of the community, particularly noting the gradual introduction of more modern living conditions and services like…

The Fruitful Years

FriendlyFolksBook1910-1920.pdf
Chapter 3 (pgs. 25-38) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Further explores the growing community of Friendswood, particularly highlighting the significant growth of its agriculture--where figs reigned supreme--as well as how events like…

The Quaker Settlers

FriendlyFolksBook1895-1910.pdf
Chapter 2 (pgs. 10-24) of Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks. Details the arrival and settling of the Quaker colonists that founded the Friendswood area.